@article{2990, abstract = {Plant growth is marked by its adaptability to continuous changes in environment. A regulated, differential distribution of auxin underlies many adaptation processes including organogenesis, meristem patterning and tropisms. In executing its multiple roles, auxin displays some characteristics of both a hormone and a morphogen. Studies on auxin transport, as well as tracing the intracellular movement of its molecular components, have suggested a possible scenario to explain how growth plasticity is conferred at the cellular and molecular level. The plant perceives stimuli and changes the subcellular position of auxin-transport components accordingly. These changes modulate auxin fluxes, and the newly established auxin distribution triggers the corresponding developmental response.}, author = {Friml, Jirí}, journal = {Current Opinion in Plant Biology}, number = {1}, pages = {7 -- 12}, publisher = {Elsevier}, title = {{Auxin transport - Shaping the plant}}, doi = {10.1016/S1369526602000031}, volume = {6}, year = {2003}, } @article{2992, abstract = {Plants have many polarized cell types, but relatively little is known about the mechanisms that establish polarity. The orc mutant was identified originally by defects in root patterning, and positional cloning revealed that the affected gene encodes STEROL METHYLTRANSFERASE1, which is required for the appropriate synthesis and composition of major membrane sterols. smt1orc mutants displayed several conspicuous cell polarity defects. Columella root cap cells revealed perturbed polar positioning of different organelles, and in the smt1orc root epidermis, polar initiation of root hairs was more randomized. Polar auxin transport and expression of the auxin reporter DR5-β-glucuronidase were aberrant in smt1orc. Patterning defects in smt1orc resembled those observed in mutants of the PIN gene family of putative auxin efflux transporters. Consistently, the membrane localization of the PIN1 and PIN3 proteins was disturbed in smt1orc, whereas polar positioning of the influx carrier AUX1 appeared normal. Our results suggest that balanced sterol composition is a major requirement for cell polarity and auxin efflux in Arabidopsis.}, author = {Willemsen, Viola and Jirí Friml and Grebe, Markus and Van Den Toorn, Albert and Palme, Klaus and Scheres, Ben}, journal = {Plant Cell}, number = {3}, pages = {612 -- 625}, publisher = {American Society of Plant Biologists}, title = {{Cell polarity and PIN protein positioning in Arabidopsis require STEROL METHYLTRANSFERASE1 function}}, doi = {10.1105/tpc.008433}, volume = {15}, year = {2003}, } @article{2996, abstract = {Plants, compared to animals, exhibit an amazing adaptability and plasticity in their development. This is largely dependent on the ability of plants to form new organs, such as lateral roots, leaves, and flowers during postembryonic development. Organ primordia develop from founder cell populations into organs by coordinated cell division and differentiation. Here, we show that organ formation in Arabidopsis involves dynamic gradients of the signaling molecule auxin with maxima at the primordia tips. These gradients are mediated by cellular efflux requiring asymmetrically localized PIN proteins, which represent a functionally redundant network for auxin distribution in both aerial and underground organs. PIN1 polar localization undergoes a dynamic rearrangement, which correlates with establishment of auxin gradients and primordium development. Our results suggest that PIN-dependent, local auxin gradients represent a common module for formation of all plant organs, regardless of their mature morphology or developmental origin. }, author = {Eva Benková and Michniewicz, Marta and Sauer, Michael and Teichmann, Thomas and Seifertová, Daniela and Jürgens, Gerd and Jirí Friml}, journal = {Cell}, number = {5}, pages = {591 -- 602}, publisher = {Cell Press}, title = {{Local, efflux-dependent auxin gradients as a common module for plant organ formation}}, doi = {10.1016/S0092-8674(03)00924-3}, volume = {115}, year = {2003}, } @article{2995, abstract = {Axis formation occurs in plants, as in animals, during early embryogenesis. However, the underlying mechanism is not known. Here we show that the first manifestation of the apical-basal axis in plants, the asymmetric division of the zygote, produces a basal cell that transports and an apical cell that responds to the signalling molecule auxin. This apical-basal auxin activity gradient triggers the specification of apical embryo structures and is actively maintained by a novel component of auxin efflux, PIN7, which is located apically in the basal cell. Later, the developmentally regulated reversal of PIN7 and onset of PIN1 polar localization reorganize the auxin gradient for specification of the basal root pole. An analysis of pin quadruple mutants identifies PIN-dependent transport as an essential part of the mechanism for embryo axis formation. Our results indicate how the establishment of cell polarity, polar auxin efflux and local auxin response result in apical-basal axis formation of the embryo, and thus determine the axiality of the adult plant. }, author = {Jirí Friml and Vieten, Anne and Sauer, Michael and Weijers, Dolf and Schwarz, Heinz and Hamann, Thorsten and Offringa, Remko and Jürgens, Gerd}, journal = {Nature}, number = {6963}, pages = {147 -- 153}, publisher = {Nature Publishing Group}, title = {{Efflux dependent auxin gradients establish the apical basal axis of Arabidopsis}}, doi = {10.1038/nature02085}, volume = {426}, year = {2003}, } @article{2994, abstract = {The regular arrangement of leaves around a plant's stem, called phyllotaxis, has for centuries attracted the attention of philosophers, mathematicians and natural scientists; however, to date, studies of phyllotaxis have been largely theoretical. Leaves and flowers are formed from the shoot apical meristem, triggered by the plant hormone auxin. Auxin is transported through plant tissues by specific cellular influx and efflux carrier proteins. Here we show that proteins involved in auxin transport regulate phyllotaxis. Our data indicate that auxin is transported upwards into the meristem through the epidermis and the outermost meristem cell layer. Existing leaf primordia act as sinks, redistributing auxin and creating its heterogeneous distribution in the meristem. Auxin accumulation occurs only at certain minimal distances from existing primordia, defining the position of future primordia. This model for phyllotaxis accounts for its reiterative nature, as well as its regularity and stability.}, author = {Reinhardt, Didier and Pesce, Eva-Rachele and Stieger, Pia and Mandel, Therese and Baltensperger, Kurt and Bennett, Malcolm and Traas, Jan and Jirí Friml and Kuhlemeier, Cris}, journal = {Nature}, number = {6964}, pages = {255 -- 260}, publisher = {Nature Publishing Group}, title = {{Regulation of phyllotaxis by polar auxin transport}}, doi = {10.1038/nature02081}, volume = {426}, year = {2003}, }